Symptoms among chilli grinders.

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  • C G Uragoda
چکیده

In countries where the consumption of chilies is high, the grinding of dried red chilies into a fine powder is a new industry. The majority of workers employed in this process suffer from sneezing, watering of the nose, and cough, all of which are maximal at the beginning of their employment. They develop tolerance within a variable period, after which this triad of symptoms occurs only when the atmosphere becomes heavily contaminated with chilli-powder or on inhalation of the volatilized capsaicin which is liberated when the roasted chimies are being ground. A burning sensation of the skin also occurs in most of the workers, especially when the skin is moist. Loss of weight is another common feature. All these symptoms

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • British journal of industrial medicine

دوره 24 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1967